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Humane society workers Wilf Patey (left) and Reginald Chapman hold up a Canada goose rescued from oil spill along Sunnyside waterfront. More than 75 d(...)
Humane society workers Wilf Patey (left) and Reginald Chapman hold up a Canada goose rescued from oil spill along Sunnyside waterfront. More than 75 d(...)

Humane society workers Wilf Patey (left) and Reginald Chapman hold up a Canada goose rescued from oil spill along Sunnyside waterfront. More than 75 d(...)

Date1/2/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Humane society workers Wilf Patey (left) and Reginald Chapman hold up a Canada goose rescued from oil spill along Sunnyside waterfront. More than 75 ducks; geese and seagulls were caught in what was believed to be fuel oil from an unknown source. Only about 5 per cent will live; says Patey; society's chief license inspector. The rest will last about seven days after they pick away at the oil on their feathers; swallow it and die. Most of the oil is frozen in the ice.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011026F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
For 16 years,. Humane Society inspector Wilf Patey has been feeding the ducks and Canada geese along the Toronto waterfront each winter as part of his(...)
For 16 years,. Humane Society inspector Wilf Patey has been feeding the ducks and Canada geese along the Toronto waterfront each winter as part of his(...)
2/2/1976
Cleaning up: Work crews place a boom in front of a sewer grate on Sand Beach Road to stop a spill of diesel oil from VIA Rail's maintenance centre in Mimico
Cleaning up: Work crews place a boom in front of a sewer grate on Sand Beach Road to stop a spill of diesel oil from VIA Rail's maintenance centre in Mimico
1/30/1989
Combing the beach clean at Sunnyside, workers from the city parks and recreation department use rakes to clean up logs, tin cans, old tires and other (...)
Combing the beach clean at Sunnyside, workers from the city parks and recreation department use rakes to clean up logs, tin cans, old tires and other (...)
4/20/1971
First aid for oil-soaked ducks, Ducks in Lake Ontario off Long Branch Park are getting their feathers coated with oil from a spill in the lake and the(...)
First aid for oil-soaked ducks, Ducks in Lake Ontario off Long Branch Park are getting their feathers coated with oil from a spill in the lake and the(...)
1/7/1976
Oil spill mopped up
Oil spill mopped up
9/18/1972
Ducks and Geese caught in oil, As many as 100 geese and ducks, like the one held by Toronto Humane Society officer Gord Haley, have been coated with o(...)
Ducks and Geese caught in oil, As many as 100 geese and ducks, like the one held by Toronto Humane Society officer Gord Haley, have been coated with o(...)
1/2/1976
Beach Foulup: High-tech methods helped rid beaches of oil from the huge Exxon Valdez spill, but the cleanup may also have broken down the delicate shoreline ecology
Beach Foulup: High-tech methods helped rid beaches of oil from the huge Exxon Valdez spill, but the cleanup may also have broken down the delicate shoreline ecology
5/29/1989
Aftermath of a spill, The Coast Guard and environment ministry are hunting for the source of what appeared to be Bunker C oil that fouled Oshawa's Lakeview Park at the foot of Simcoe St
Aftermath of a spill, The Coast Guard and environment ministry are hunting for the source of what appeared to be Bunker C oil that fouled Oshawa's Lakeview Park at the foot of Simcoe St
7/17/1988
Making a test burn of oil slick along the south shore of Nova Scotia's Chedabucto Bay, workmen watch black smoke billow up from the thick seepage of bunker oil from [Incomplete]
Making a test burn of oil slick along the south shore of Nova Scotia's Chedabucto Bay, workmen watch black smoke billow up from the thick seepage of bunker oil from [Incomplete]
2/14/1970
Humane Society Inspector Wilf Patey holds two make peacocks he captured last night on Balliol St
Humane Society Inspector Wilf Patey holds two make peacocks he captured last night on Balliol St
9/16/1973
Workers attack the oil-fouled shore of Green Island last week
Workers attack the oil-fouled shore of Green Island last week
5/29/1989
A Big broom sweeps into Sunnyside, A mechanical scoop rumbles along Sunnyside Beach picking up assorted debris today as a volunteer task force of men (...)
A Big broom sweeps into Sunnyside, A mechanical scoop rumbles along Sunnyside Beach picking up assorted debris today as a volunteer task force of men (...)
5/8/1971